THE METROPOLITAN Police have spent more than £600 paying officers to watch the current series of Channel 5’s Big Brother so they could monitor a former colleague who was a housemate on the show.

BB housemate Dan Neal had been working on the high profile Operation Yewtree investigation

The Scotland Yard officers who were given what was dubbed “the cushiest job ever” scrutinised the show to make sure their ex-colleague didn’t give away any secrets of current investigations.

Dan Neal, 33, stunned Met bosses when he walked out on his 10-year police career and went into the Big Brother house. He had been working on the high profile Operation Yewtree inquiry into Jimmy Savile and allegations of historic sex offences against other celebrities.

The cushiest job ever

It was feared Mr Neal, evicted on July 26 after 44 days, could compromise investigations by blurting out information about the inquiry while being filmed.

It is thought that officers had to watch the two hours “highlights” show as well as the two hours of live feed shown every day.